Classic Computer Available

From: David Cobley <dcobley_at_island.net>
Date: Mon Apr 7 22:33:55 1997

Several weeks ago, through a contact made here, I offered my Xerox 16/8
system to a fellow Canadian who lives in Saskatoon, and to whom I had
previously shipped a set of manuals for the TRS 80 Model 16. I never heard
if they arrived. And I can't get a reply to an e-mail from him so I'm
assuming he's incommunicado or uninterested.

So - I'm going to follow the suggestion made by our worthy founder and offer
it here.

I wish to dispose of my Xerox 16/8 system which is just sitting idle packed
away in it's original cartons. I'm not interested in selling the system.
It's free to whoever wants to pay the shipping charges. Can't beat the
price. But it's take the lot or take nothing!

It comprises:-

Xerox 16/8 Professional Computer system:-
        1 Display Unit.
        1 Rigid Drive + 5.25" Floppy Disk Expansion Module.
        1 Keyboard and Mouse.
        2 Shoe boxes full of 5.25" 360k diskettes, some original, some
copies, about 200 or so disks altogether.

Manuals, All in original covers and in excellent condition.
        1 Operating System Reference Guide.
        1 Technical Reference Manual
        1 CP/M 80 & CP/M 86 Operating Systems Programmer's Information Manual.
        1 Operations Manual.
        1 MS-DOS Operating System Programmer's Reference Manual.
        1 Business Graphics Reference Guide.
        1 MS-DOS Operating System Reference Guide including:
                 1 - User's Guide &
                 1 - Macro Assembler Manual.
        1 CP/M 80 & CP/M 86 Operating Systems Handbook.
        1 MS-DOS Operating System Handbook.
        1 Business Graphics Handbook.
        1 dBase II Manual.

When I received the system from my vendor, last summer, I assembled it and
it worked beautifully. But I needed the space in my computer room for my
heavily upgraded Coleco-Adam which was my first computer. So the Xerox had
to be stored away and I'm concerned it may be deteriorating in my unheated loft.

So, either the Xerox continues sitting up in the loft, or someone wants it.

The problem is I live on Vancouver Island which means that shipping these 4
heavy cartons, 3 for the computer and 1 for the books and disks, could be
expensive. Even by bus. That's how they came to me from Vancouver.

I weighed each of the four packages that comprise the Xerox and it worked
out like this:-
Expansion Module (hard and floppy drives) weighs just under 35 lbs. I called
it 35#
Display unit weighs just under 35 lbs. I called it 35#.
Keyboard and Mouse weigh just under 10 lbs. I called it 10#
And the books and disks weigh just under 40 lbs. I called it 40#.

I also have a Kaypro Technical Manual covering the Kaypro 2, 2/4, 10. 2/84,
2X, 4/84, and ROBIE systems that I don't need.

Anyone interested can let me know by e-mail.

Cheers.

David Cobley.


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Received on Mon Apr 07 1997 - 22:33:55 BST